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Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
mucous 
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 | [黏液的,分泌黏液的] slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous |
| [过时的,不流行的] old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date |
| [陷入(泥塘),麻烦缠身] cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle |
| [解释,批注,注释] restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others |
notation
2
| [怀疑,疑虑] feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension |
| [有威胁的,恶兆的] threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| [服从的,顺从的] the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command |
| [符号,记号] technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction |
noxious
3
| [使混乱,混杂] assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess |
| [有害的] harmful to living things; injurious to health |
| [悲伤,恸哭] grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply |
| [不变地,总是] constantly; always; in every case or on every occasion |
nucleus
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| [旋律优美的,悦耳的] harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds |
| [有读写能力,识字] reading and writing; ability to read and write |
| [核子,核心] the central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core |
| [养育,滋养] provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth |
offhand
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| [草率的,即席的,未经考虑的] without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately |
| [好战的] fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive |
| [过时的,不流行的] old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date |
| [大声疾呼,强烈抗议] strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor |
outdated
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| [序(诗歌,歌剧的)] introduction, usually to a poem or play |
| [矿石] a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined |
| [零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero |
| [过时的,不流行的] old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date |
outlying
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| [草率的,即席的,未经考虑的] without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately |
| [边远的,偏僻的] relatively distant or remote from a center or middle |
| [置于危险,威胁] pose a threat to; present a danger to; threaten |
| [没有想象力的,普通的] lacking wit or imagination; ordinary |
overlap
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| [拖延] make longer; draw out; lengthen |
| [部分重叠,交搭,迭盖] representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of |
| [旋律优美的,悦耳的] harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds |
| [零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero |
overtake
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| [有威胁的,恶兆的] threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| [前奏曲,序曲] an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem |
| [赶上,超过] come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome |
| [有害的] harmful to living things; injurious to health |
paramount
10
| [旋律优美的,悦耳的] harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds |
| [序(诗歌,歌剧的)] introduction, usually to a poem or play |
| [极为重要的] foremost in importance; supreme in rank |
| [置于危险,威胁] pose a threat to; present a danger to; threaten |